I really hope there is something beyond GT for Polyphony

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I say this because upon hearing that GT6 in production I somewhat get the feeling their talents being put to waste.

Now don't get me wrong, I love the GT game, however I would really would like something refreshing from them once in a while other than cranking out the same thing over and over.
 
I say this because upon hearing that GT6 in production I somewhat get the feeling their talents being put to waste.

Now don't get me wrong, I love the GT game, however I would really would like something refreshing from them once in a while other than cranking out the same thing over and over.

...It's a racing game :odd:
 
Aside from the GTs, TT and the two Motor Toon GPs, the Polyphony Digital team have also been responsible (back when there were just 20 of them) for a futuristic 3D shoot 'em up/mecha anime game called Omega Boost.
 
Aside from the GTs, TT and the two Motor Toon GPs, the Polyphony Digital team have also been responsible (back when there were just 20 of them) for a futuristic 3D shoot 'em up/mecha anime game called Omega Boost.

I love that game, it was very intense.
 
Tourist Trophy 2

This.

It seems that Kaz' heart really is in racing, and striving to make a digital representation thereof as perfect as he can practically make it. Perhaps its his calling. Without wanting to pigeonhole the man, Id like to think that Sony will keep giving Polyphony money to develop this technology for many years to come. That said, I'd welcome him branching out and would look forward to anything else he releases.

Now I need to track down Omega Boost...
 
As much as I love GT and hope PD continue with it for a long long time I feel it would be good for the team if they were given the opportunity to spread out with say the occasional PSN game of whatever genre they feel like having a play in.

Nothing that would distract the whole team but enough so the devs don't get ground down by the same work day in day out.
 
Yip. It seems PD are developer of quality games, first and foremost - although they have gradually pigeonholed themselves over the last 10 years...
 
-> The production of GT6 won't be as long as GT5, so there is still life to these talented blokes. There are many games that they can develop once they're done halfway GT6:

1. Tourist Trophy 2 - This will be that best bet that PD will develop. Also it will be easier because PD will just have to adapt anything GT5 without the cars.

2. Motor Toon GP 3D - Or 'Gran Turismo for Boys', either way. But this could be a possibility.

3. Omega Boost: Resurgence - Ok, I made that title up. This title was an underrated gem back in the day. This would be PD's most extreme representaion outside the world of GT. And if they release or re-release the francise, I would take a knack of playing it.

:)
 
Tourist Trophy 2
yes, yes, yes please! :D

i still play TT more than anything else, and it'd be fantastic to have a full on sequel on PS3 :cool:

200+ bikes, from early vintage to todays supersports monsters and a good selection of all thats between

many more real life tracks, more in-depth bike customization and tuning

etc, etc :)
 
TT2 is likely IMO, Kaz said once when they modelled the bikes for TT they did it with PS3 in mind (TT obviously had downscaled versions).
 
I wouldn't be surprised if PD sticks to GT titles for the time being. It's making them incredible amounts of money, and it's what they are good at. Maybe down the line, they will try some more focused racing titles, like a JGTC, DTM, or BTCC type game. I don't see them doing much else. If they start other titles, I can almost guarantee it would be built off of the GT platform.
 
Yeah, I loved TT also, I'm not even into bikes really, but I enjoy TT as much as GT - having to re-learn the ring entirley for the bike riding style :D :D :D
 
I wouldn't be surprised if PD sticks to GT titles for the time being. It's making them incredible amounts of money, and it's what they are good at. Maybe down the line, they will try some more focused racing titles, like a JGTC, DTM, or BTCC type game. I don't see them doing much else. If they start other titles, I can almost guarantee it would be built off of the GT platform.

Hmmm PD making a Sportcar game including LMS, DTM, ALMS, Super GT etc.
Not much of a stretch really considering the amount of each type of car they have in GT already. Possibly with some room for older series as well like Group C le Mans, Can-am, IMSA etc and using a few extra real world tracks that they will probably model for GT6 anyway sounds pretty good to me :sly:
 
Pixar is brilliant, no other words for it. They recently opened a studio here in Vancouver, which is really exciting!

My take on this, is Pixar is the leader in animated CG, and will continue to be because of their individuality, which I am confident they can maintain.

Let's take this to PD now. PD can easily take what they know about the sim race world, and implement what they have done, into very focused titles for. lets say, a new touring car championship game. I'd love to see this sort of thing happen. Based on the amount of content, they would have no problem modeling incredibly high detail cars, tracks, and go even further with weather, damage, and incorporate something Codemasters has done, and involve the driver off the track in interviews, rivalries, etc.

I can't imagine PD branching off too far from what they have established already, in terms of the racing genre, more specifically, sim racers. GT won't life forever, but neither will PD.
 
I still own Omega Boost, beat it. Man that game was hard as hell, ugly to look at now, but it was one wicked ride trying to defeat those baddies. Up there with the likes of R-Type and Gradius series'. PD's bread and butter is driving and racing, these guys love cars to no end, I like them to continue to do what they do better than everyone else is make me shake my head in disbelief as to how they got such a product using the technology they were on. Everyone else complains and cries, but these guys plug away and plug away and try to eke as much as they can out of a Sony system as possible.

@A2K78, what are you griping about? Driving games is what these guys do, they aren't a movie house, they aren't telling a story. They are giving you history of automobiles from their perspective, and while they are at it, they are pushing the bar to diminishing returns. You would rather them stop pushing forward with GT series and just hop onto something else? Foolhardy and a bit ridiculous, maybe they can have a younger development team spawned off that can do different things, and members of the main team who wish to try their hand at something new can switch to the new team and work there, but to cut out progression of the GT series because you think all they do is make sequels is stupid. GT5 isn't actually a sequel, it's more of a progression as a sequel is a continuation of a story or it infers that there is a story. GT series is nothing like that, it's just bringing the realism of actual driving cars the majority of the world has and never will be able to drive to them. If they can find a way to make it feel so real, that you'll feel G-Forces then I'd stop playing as that is too real for my taste buds.

GT will continue to be the bar which all car driving games will be measured by, the thing is they don't attempt to limit themselves to one thing, they try to incorporate as much as they can. I just like the simple fact that they just have lots of cars to choose from, each one is different from the other, including the numerous Skylines(they are not all the same, drive tune and drive again you'll understand). First game to include the obscure auto you have never heard of or seen, that is worth more than all the NFS put together. I hope PD creates a branch in major countries, that way they can include even more everyday vehicles that we see in our respective countries. Tune them and drive them with power that you yourself wouldn't dare attempt in real life. Videogames are entertainment and meant to allow you to get away, I for one love PD idea of a getaway...it's the best one on four wheels money can buy, for me.
 
As much as I love GT, it would be awesome to see Kaz and PD flex their creative muscle in new and inventive ways. If that means another Omega Boost as say, a PSN download, I'm all for it. I remember hearing Kaz in an interview considering making a second one, and this wasn't too long ago.

I never played Omega, but I've watched the videos and heard people say it's much like the fantastic Panzer Dragoon games on the Saturn (the reason being Polyphony hired former members of Team Andromeda who worked at Sega). It would make a great PSOne Classic...you know, if Sony ever gets around to putting games people actually want on the PSN Store :yuck:
 
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